Not that we didn’t like the idea. But that was before then-Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s Road to Damascus moment when he fell off his bike; in fact, he had yet to publicly utter the word bicycle. And there was little faith that the city would ever allow something like that.

Especially on my part.

But despite the doubts, it seemed like an idea worth pursuing.

And so one of my first acts as a board member was to vote to support the effort, and act as financial sponsor to help them raise funds.

Now Mumford Brewing is finally up and running, and churning out some of the city’s best brews. And they invite you to visit them just off the Sunday’s CicLAvia course.

While you are out enjoying a lovely day rolling through the DTLA CicLAvia route, feel free to wander off course to visit Mumford Brewing and try one of their locally-made craft beers. The team at Mumford welcomes all CicLAvia participants and has a water fill station on-site as well as ample space to park your bike. Also, all day Sunday, CicLAvia participants can take advantage of 1$ off a full pour of any of Mumford’s beers. Mumford Brewing is located at 416 Boyd St., LA 90013 (just a couple of blocks west of 3rd/Central, where the CicLAvia route will be passing through). Kids are welcome at the brewery but must be supervised and with an adult at all times. Please drink responsibly!

Mumford Brewing is a Los Angeles-based, family owned and operated microbrewery. They focus on creating thoughtful and nuanced versions of the New American style of beers, along with a handful of Belgian influenced, seasonal and experimental ales. They have an on-site tap room where their current offerings are available for people to enjoy on-site as well as fill up in Mumford’s branded containers to-go. You can also find their beers on draft at select Los Angeles bars and restaurants.

Stop in and have a Black Mamba ale or an L.A. Crema while you take a break from the action.

The LA Times looks at Sunday’s CicLAvia, and kind of misses the point; yes, it’s about a clean environment and good health, but more about returning the streets to the people, and seeing what our city could be.